Marion Dufrene

Thursday, Dec. 23
December 23, 2010
Southdown Plantation House/The Terrebonne Museum (Houma)
December 28, 2010
Thursday, Dec. 23
December 23, 2010
Southdown Plantation House/The Terrebonne Museum (Houma)
December 28, 2010

Marion M. Dufrene, 81, a native and resident of Des Allemands, La., died at 5:35 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010.


Mrs. Dufrene was the founder and avid member of Des Allemands Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband, Lloyd Dufrene; sons, Marshall (Wanda), Greg (Cathy) and Blake (Heather) Dufrene; daughter, Christine (Jeff) Williams; brother, Harry Martin; sisters, Virginia Candies and Barbara Shortes; nine grandchildren, Nicky Dufrene, Tammy Smith, Jared Portwood, Dawn Dufrene, April Noel, Lori Oubre, Jesse Leonard, Jamie Williams and Cortney Williams; and 17 great-grandchildren.


She was preceded in death by her parents, Loveless and Mathilda Martin; one son, Kent Dufrene; four brothers, Malcolm, Thomas “T.J.,” Loveless Jr. and Ray Martin; and one sister, Maxcie Chauvin.

She is buried at Sunset Cemetery in Bayou Gauche, La.

(Falgout Funeral Home)

Marion Dufrene